Minnesota River to reach flood stage
While we may not have it as bad as Iowa, according to the Chaska Herald:
The heavy rains are pushing up the level of the Minnesota River, which will reach flood stage at Chaska by Friday, according to Tim Wiebe, public works superintendent.
Flood stage at Chaska is about 18 feet, and it is predicted that Chaska will crest at 24 feet, or six feet above flood stage.
Public Works crews are closing two of the city’s three flood gates, and turning on pumps, shooting rainwater over the gates.
Hopefully by the end of the following week, we’ll be out of flood stage,” Wiebe said. “Right now, the water should be … nearing Athletic Park – nearing the outfield grass,” Wiebe said, adding, Time will tell.”
The river has already reached flood level at Chaska once this year.
Current weather forecast shows rain this weekend and next weekend -ack! I just bought a house in the Chaska flood plain, and while it’s a stellar community, I’m definitely planning to purchase flood insurance.
(photo from livingincarveracounty via CC attribution)
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I’ve already heard so many stories of folks out that way that had flooded basements after the last big storm front. A flooding river is salt in the wound.
I am truely shocked each year when the nation’s flood plains flood, shocked.
Other things that tend to catch me off guard; tornados in tornado alley, hurricanes along the coast, earthquakes along a fault line, and the Vikings looking good on paper and falling apart on the field.
Jacc, you stole my comment.
Springtime floods every spring! What news!